Defendant Testimony of Nazi Doctor Herta Oberheuser at Nuremberg (1947)
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Nuremberg Doctors' Trial - Nuremberg, Germany - 8 April 1947. In this courtroom footage, Nazi doctor Herta Oberheuser delivers defendant testimony during the Doctors’ Trial. Under oath, she answers questions regarding her role in medical experiments conducted on prisoners in Nazi concentration camps. The trial was part of the subsequent Nuremberg proceedings, which prosecuted physicians and officials responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
You can watch Herta Oberheuser's full story here: https://watch.worldhistory.tv/videos/nazi-doctor-experiments-medicine-oberheuser
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